Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-10
DAILY HERALD,
SAN BERNARDINO.
How the Development Of
the Country Progresses.
ROOM FOR MORE SETTLERS,
A Land of Sunny Skies, Fertile
Soil, Abundant Water, Fruits,
Flowers and Cereals.


porter took the early train on the Cali
fornia Central system and swiftly sped
away through the San GabrielVallsy pass.
ing new towns every few miles until Col.
too, the indianapolis of the Pacific Coast
and San Bernardino of ancient memory
was reached. The wheat and barley
fields were Of a living green, and the
roadsides were decked with flowers of
a thousand hues. Orchards presented
an appearance pleasing TO the sense in
their brand new livery of bright foliage
and snowy blossoms; and the vineyards
spread wide over the landscape with a
rich promise Of large vintage.
AT San Bernardino the train
was exchanged for the less mod.
ern, but far mora poetic means
OF transit, couple Of pair of
horses aud carriages. In this wise
the town of San Bernardino
was traversed from center to periphery,
and at every point were encountered
the most unmistakable signs of progress
and prosperity. One could not escape
the conolusion. as he saw brick stores
md ine residences on every side, and
many new ones in course OF consruc.
tion, that had Henry George but re.
manned on this coast aud become q
citizen OF South California he would
never have written his book, "Ptegrets
and Poverty There never had been
room jor SO gloomy an ALTERATION about
San BernsruBo.
As one looked a. The water flowing
ftom hundreds OF great artesian wells;
az he beheld the modest cottage literally
uncovered in superb roses, or the more
pretentlous home of the richer neighbor,
aruuaa whose house fonrished inagpii.
cent and rich foliage; and then as the
eye caught the great arrow on the
mountain side, the reflection was inevi-
table that Brigham Young's wisdom was
perfect, when with his pretended vision
nc sent forth his colony into ''the land
OF the midday sun, where in fertile
lard, under smiling skies, and amid
wells OF living water, God should fix an
arroT on the mountain side 10 point out
the place Of their abode"
Getting out of the city westward the
read led still further ia the same direc.
tioD, trending upwards towards the base
of the great mountains.
ROOM FOR sETTLsRs.
Dwellers hereabouts are aware that
people who do not know the resources
and possibilities OF this region doubt the
probability of keeping up the present
current of prosperity at the flood tide of
Developments gong on for the past half
decade.
How are all these people to make a
livingy these doubling Thomases ask.
After getting to proper point OF OBJ
strvaiion one OF the new enterprises OF
the country lay plain III view before the
party. Here was the broad and con-
vircing answer 10 all such doubts.
Where the driver drew rein was ntar
the base line and mile or two west OF
the San Bernardno Meridian. Here, in
sight OF the intersection of these two
lines, forming the pivotal point round
which all the surveys Of Southern Cali
inrnia revolve, stretching wide on all sides
lie $4,000 acres of land, nearly all
of it level as atable, aud the least smooth
Of it arabic to the worst plowman that
ever gu ded a team. This tract lies nine
miles along the line of the Southern Pa.
ciiic, and as great stretch along the
new line of the California Central Rail-
way, Ii runs at from four to six miles
in width, and lies between the base of
the mountain and Riverside. To give a
better idea of the location it may be
mentioned that an avenue has been laid
cut here some seven miles in length, and
4, ~ 81. aiffh ht.p 1ntlt
Of Lyttle Creek Canon, which lies west
Of El Cajon Pass, where the California
Central railroad system, better known as
the Atlantic aud Pacific, gets over the
divide into the valley, to Riverside, form
ing junction with the far-famed Mag
no!ia avenue OF that town. Where this
avenue intersects the new line OF railroad
10 laid ont the town site Of Rialto. Be-
low, on the line of the Southern Pacific,
will be founded North Riverside. The
land is subdivided into blocks of twenty
acres each. A little arithmetical calcu.
lation will convince the most skep.
ticai that the limit of develop
ment is far from reached yet. Here is
room for 1900 homes outside the town
site. That would average 1900 souls
as ratios usually run. Allowing 500
homes, or one-third the surrounding
country for the town of Rialto, gives
25e0 people, or total population OF
10000 being provided for at this point.
WHAT WILL THEY LIVE ON?
II any one stood upon like stretch
prairie land in the west and asked such a
question he would be laughed at as a
iunatic. No region Of the west can
furnish an area at all comparable to
this, Some Of those who do not know
it's worth sneer at us as selling land at
S25 an acre and climate at $3.50 an acre.
The climate is better worth the money
than the land is. But taking the land
and leaving out all consideration of the
climate and it would be foolish to ask
how people are to live on it. Most of
this is wild land never turned by the
plow. But here and there are patches
Already subdued to the uses OF civilized
man. AS this party sat drinking deep
drauphts of the purest mountain air, and
feasting their eyes on the loveliest o
land dscapes, here and there appeared
held of barley full in head, which waved
like sea of emerald in the gentle breeze
Elsewhere were fields of alfalfa knee
deep to the grazing cattle, and orchard
brightly luxuriant and fruitful OF TIT
orange, lemon, English walnut, aprico
and many other kinds of fruit. Vine
yards were visited on this tract who's
promise of fruit is simple marvellous
Vine after vine is 10 be found where a
many as fifty punches hang on the sin
gle plant. Old vineyardists are unani
nous that nowhere in their experience
had such crop been seen. Every use
full fruit, vegetable and cereal vii
grow to perfection here. Thi
vast plain needs only the no
the plow and the intelligent enterpris
of civilization to make that whole are
blossom as veritable garden and enric
the dweller upon it beyond his creates
expectations.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
lf..l II